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As I noted last week, the freeze-dried whackaloons of the Westboro Baptist Church are coming to Denver later in the month, and local groups are mobilizing to counter-protest their hateful activities.

I've decided to join the counter-protests on Saturday, and make it positive experience.

I've ordered this T-Shirt for the occasion:

It made me smile, and seemed positive and upbeat.

I've alse decided on my sign, although I haven't actually made it yet. It's going to say, "Navy Vet - Proud to Defend Your Freedom!" Again, positive and upbeat, and it has the added advantage of being something I believe in strongly.

I promise to keep my temper in check, and I won't punch anyone in the throat. But I will be warming up my voice. Once upon a time, many, many years ago, I was a cadence caller. I knew that skill would come in handy one day...

Down by the river where no one goes,Lives a little woman who's got no clothes!Along came a Tanker swingin' a chain,And that's when it all began to change!

Not that one?

Hm - some of these are better with boots on.

Hey Dubya Bee Cee, how ya doon?I hear Fred Phelps is a whackaloon!He's a bit more than a mile high!Waitin' for a place up there in the sky!Waitin' for the End Days to come around,Insteada doing good while here on the ground...

Jim, I plan on taking pictures, but I suspect there'll be lots more of us than there are of them (as Nathan noted when he went to WBC's sojourn to NYC). And no, I will not be kicking their ass. POSITIVE EXPERIENCE - remember?

Karl, this is supposed to be POSTIVE EXPERIENCE. POSITIVE. So no. Just - no. :-)

Mom, I'm going to have to design it sections, and then glue it to some foam core or something. Thanks for the offer, though.

As an old hand at the protesting game, I love 'em both. And yes, comfy shoes are a MUST. Even then, sometimes they're not enough (try standing in one place for a few hours waiting for the march to start in Washington, DC, then march for a couple of miles - I was wearing the most comfy - and expensive - athletic shoes I'd ever owned and I was still in pain by the end of the day).

Also, if you can get bright pink comfy shoes, with flames on the sides, then paint stick figures of two men together, that would really piss off the WBC.

About Me

I am a Hot Chick living in Castle Rock, CO with my fabulous family. We have a rescue dog named "Jackson," and she's a Basenji/Shepherd mix. She's something of a head case, but we love her. I'm a U.S. Navy vet, and I currently work as an Enterprise Solutions Architect, specializing in VoIP and multimedia contact center design. I'm a Trustee for my local library, because LIBRARIES. I care about science, the U.S. Constitution and the military. I'm a tax and spend liberal in a largely red county, but I try not to be stabby about it. I like to color, I aspire to run faster than I do, and I donate knitted cold weather gear to various charities. Stupidity, cupidity and wanton assholery piss me off, and I'm more than a little soft when it comes to dogs and those who serve others. I blog about whatever I feel like. I use foul language, so if that sort of thing offends you, feel free to fuck off now - if I'm unwilling to clean up my language for my fabulous Great Auntie Margie, I'm unlikely to do so for you. Newcomers are welcome here, especially those who disagree with me, but trolling and spamming will be met with the Shovel of Doom™.